Don't forget the oldest mystery: How does one get a job without experience, and how does one get experience without a job?

I'm convinced that Simon's ultimate goal is host ALL the channels on KZfaq

A thought; sometime ago I read a book by an English fellow who was convinced that the ancient people of Nazca, had the use of “smoke balloons” capable of carrying men up high enough to see these lines. He got Raven Industries (recreational hot-air ballon manufacturers) to make a smoke ballon out of the type of cloth available to the Nazca people of former times (known because of funeral cloth on the mummies from the area) and modeled after some illustrations on pottery shards. The craft was successfully flown in the area and as far as I know, was promptly forgotten by historical authorities. The idea presented was that natives of the Amazon for a very long time, had sent prayers to the gods in much smaller hot air balloon’s, not only that, but one such Amazon native went back to Europe with missionaries and worked with the Montgolfier brothers on their hot air balloons. Interesting if true. A good read as I recall, though I can’t recall the name of the author

Simon has the most informative videos on KZfaq.. Simon, you magnificent bastard. Single greatest personality/teacher/guide on KZfaq. Huge props.

the real mystery is how simon manages to be married, narrate 27 KZfaq channels, and 6 podcasts.

You could also do a video on ancient mysteries that HAVE been solved within the last 5 to 10 years. First set up the background, i.e. why it was a "great mystery", and explain why we previously didn't know the answer. Then explain the breakthrough that solved the mystery and the current understanding. What would be interesting about such a video is that the spark or inspiration that leads to the answer could come from random unexpected sources.

As a military historian, I suspect that the 9th Legion was broken up into detachments following Agricola's campaign in Scotland as a consequence of the heavy losses. Replacements from Rome would have been hard to come by in Britain, and small detachments were always needed in the more distant parts of the Empire. My guess would be that some of the ended up on the Rhine frontier, which would account for the limited evidence from the Netherlands.

This had me chuckling. The "thinking of you Gengis Khan" and "still waiting on that scientists" about immortality are comedy gold 👌

Now, when you say "worst serial killer in history" are you implying he killed the most, or he just hilariously bad at it?

6th mystery: when future historians will wonder why 97% of the internet was simon videos

Loved the transition from Bronze Age to Gengis Kahn. It was so abrupt, for a second I thought he was blaming him for the Bronze Age collapse xD

And still today, history is "less about facts and information than it is about telling a good story," because it's always the winners who get to write the history books.

"Religious purposes" is archeologist for "I have no idea."

2:00 1) Zaroaster 4:32 2) Bronze Age 6:57 3) Genghis Khan 9:14 4) Ninth Legion 12:30 5) Nazca Lines

The Nasca lines, like the plethora of similar but smaller geoglyphs to be found across North and Central America, now are believed to have bee created for processions...basically a prehistoric conga line. There are several geogyph (also know as intaglio) sites in the area where I live, along the Colorado River where California, Arizona and Nevada meet and stretching southward to the Gulf of California. Many sites contain a geometric design along with two human figures linked to tribes' creation myths alongside various animals, like horses and dogs . Monkey depictions often appear at geoplyph sites in central America. As Simon said, they appear as simple lines on the ground where the top soil (or rocky layer known as "desert pavement") has been brushed away to uncover the substrate, - a different color and texture of sand beneath. At all locations mapped so far, they are easy to miss unless seen from high above. Archaeologists pretty much agree that ancient native cultures made them as ceremonial sites for dance processions, which explains why they almost always consist of a single unbroken line forming each separate design...the dance procession ended at the same place where it started. How they were made is obvious and how they were used has been postulated, but when they were made and how long continuous use lasted may remain a mystery. Since few or no artifacts have been found at the sites; it's difficult to scientifically date when people first moved a small amount of topsoil, and evidence of maintenance makes dating their initial creation even harder. Local tribes say their ancestors made them but don't know how long ago, and the rituals performed there have been forgotten by their creators' descendants. Best guesses on the Colorado River valley geoglyph sites is that they're at least 300 years old, and some researchers believe they may be closer to 1,000 years old or more. Many of these sites are nearby to petroglyphs that carry the same or similar geometric design. Thankfully nearly all these sites are now being preserved for posterity, but in years past some had roads built through them or were on private property and destroyed for "modern" land uses.

"If you want any more we're going to have to go to Iran, so...we're probably not going to do that." Absolutely priceless! Well said.

1:50 - Chapter 1 - Zororaster 4:35 - Chapter 2 - The bronze age collapse 7:00 - Chapter 3 - The tomb of genghis khan 9:20 - Chapter 4 - Legio IX Hispania 12:35 - Chapter 5 - The nazca lines

I'm still trying to solve the mystery of how my clothes dryer can make socks disappear.

The tomb of Alexander the Great still hasn't been found. Personally, I hope it's never found.

Simon, you magnificent bastard. Single greatest personality/teacher/guide on KZfaq. Huge props

Ancient people trying to expand their empires across the world Simon trying to expand his own empire across KZfaq

The fact that its been this long and no one can still find Genghis Khans grave is very impressive. It makes me wonder how many other things have been hidden underground that no one knows about, treasures and what not.

Lesson from the Ninth Legion: if you retire a bunch of veterans to farms and then recall them years later, don’t expect them to do well.

First off, I like your humor. Secondly, please explain for the class, how the Nasca Line region will trap footprints if walked on, but there are no footprints left behind from the builders?

Greatest mysteries are why pens and pennies are always around except when you need one then they're unfindable

I was always interested in history at school and your videos remind me why I have never lost that interest.

I'm a firm believer if the public were allowed to see what's in the Vatican archives, a whole lot of things'll be discovered

Yes, Simon, whenever I want a bit of light entertainment, I go to YT and type in the Late Bronze Age Collapse.

The 9th Legion is fascinating. The Romans were record-keepers. The fate of the 9th must have been recorded. Given that Julius Caesar had disbanded it, perhaps it was simply disbanded and those records are lost.

I don't understand how a guy can say Zoroaster and Zoroastrianism differently a couple words apart.

the nazca lines were created for the same reason that islanders of Easter Island started carving giant heads. One guy does it, then another guy wants to outdo him, next thing you know carving heads or digging lines becomes a competition, and then it takes on religious significance and eventually becomes all consuming, and then they all die from exhaustion.

He forgot the greatest mystery: The missing 10mm socket.

Greek Fire is another interesting ancient mystery. Being that the formulation was kept secret, no one knows what Greek Fire consisted of.

hard to find good and enjoyable history videos, so thanks for making them!

I'd like to see someone take a shot at explaining the Serapeum boxes.

"Religious significance" - stock answer for when scholars have no idea...

Everyone: why did they make the glyphs?? one guy to his mates: let's make giant animals for the hell of it

Simon has the most informative videos on KZfaq.

The glyphs at the end are amazing. Hadn't seen that before. The fact that the lines are so straight. Solid work.

When we visited Nazca we were able to spend time with some of the locals and I asked one lady why she thought the lines were made. She replied that it was far lost ancestors and knowing the people of Nazca they were probably drinking one night and someone said “someday people will fly, let’s do something to mess with their minds.” I have no way of disproving her theory so it is just as viable as any other theory.

After their defeat in Scotland, the 9th fought so successfully with the Sea Peoples that Gengis Kahn recruited them to build intaglios in Peru in his honor.

I definitely expected "The Sea Peoples" to be their own entry. Yeah the Bronze Age Collapse is interesting thematically, but we do know many of the important factors! As far as I know, The Sea Peoples were powerful people supposedly from a place that also had excellent record-keeping, but they've somewhat disappeared from existence? That's pretty compelling!

Thought this guy was v sauce for a sec

There's a great moment in an X-Men comic where they're talking about the end of civilization at a diner party. Someone mentions that we have no idea what caused the Bronze Age collapse. Someone mentions that Apocalypse was old enough to know what happened, and they ask him. He looks up from his drink, and dryly comments, "I Happened. It was me."

Video suggestion: what about the history of surgery? Like each historical period's approach to it starting from the very beginning all the way to the birth of modern surgery.

The "systems collapse theory" strikes me as dubious. It's an attempt to make a theory so complicated it can't be disconfirmed.

Honestly I have so much respect for this guy like he is like really goood at talking it’s impressive as hell it’s so fast and easy to listen to while still being smart sounding

You know it's a backlogged video when Simon's beard just tripled in length in between 2 videos 😂😂🧔🏻

Sounds like the Ninth Legion went back in time to 1200 BCE and decided to clean house, before finding Genghis Khan”s tomb and burying him with Zoroaster.

Genghis Khan's Tomb is either in Ulaanbaatar, or on the sacred mountain (Bogd Khan) which it sits at the base of. Bogd Khan is also the gateway to the Steppes which is where he was from.

Simon, you shine in all your projects..love from lebanon 🇱🇧

According to the Systems Collapse Theory, if Simon doesn't upload at least five videos every day KZfaq will disappear.

The Loch Less monster destroyed the 9th Legion, everyone in Scotland know this.

I really think the Nazca Lines is they wanted to create art for fun because they didn't have anything else to do, like skyscrapers of the modern age or any art stuff.

Great video! Thanks for sharing your immense knowledge with us. I can also think of the lost army of Cambyses II as one of the interesting mysteries of the history.

Two points to ponder: (1) Herodotus, being a Greek would certainly not have had anything nice to say about their enemy, Persia; and (2) if the sea people referred to were the ancient Phoenicians, they were the first to discover the major advantage of iron weaponry over bronze, plus the fact that iron was easier to locate and use.

Kahn was buried in a proton torpedo container, his body set adrift in space.

Thank you for all your work. I have become addicted to your channel (along with the HistoryGuy). I consider myself an amateur Historian and as a side gig tutor many children in this subject for HS Students. You asked for ideas on topics. I have a few. 1)More about MK Ultra (I have researched this myself and cannot uncover certain information). Beyond the use of illicit drugs, psychic driving, etc… there is more I want to know. I have no idea why I am so bloody fascinated with this topic? What other outlandish Experiments did they perform? Which hospitals were involved? Universities ? What asylums did the victims end up in? Also, Camp Hero… the Mauntak Project. Are there Tunnels actually under the old radar tower? What did the Mauntak chair do? What happened to the boys? Hitler’s Lebensborne project. This is something else I have studied a lot. My family is German (I live in the US now). My Opa insisted I was a product of the Program and my Oma Always denied such. I do not think it’s possible because I am only 54 years old. Common sense says I am too young.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with others such as myself and you have a blessed and happy day.

*when talking about the sea people “we don’t know for…. Shore” 🤣🤣🤣

“Although as how terms go, the Persians were ‘quite chill’” That gave me a good giggle lolol

Ironically, I'm at Starbucks and the lobby is closed. I had to wait in the drive-thru for TWO MINUTES. So society has indeed collapsed

Very interesting video! Easy to watch and enjoy! Nice voice & good appearance of the narrator…

I love that Simon is slowly but surely developing Whistlernet, like the internet but filled with awesomeness and genuinely knowledgable and funny content

Something interesting about the Nazca Lines, they’ve drawn a whale. Whales can only be seen from the north coast of Peru, 2000 kilometres away from where the lines are situated.

Don’t you just love all things Simon Whistler? I do!

Random thought but I find it absolutely fascinating to think about the fact that for the longest time people had no idea that there were other people living in other places in the world. And that there are still nature tribes today that don't.

I was going to solve these mysteries, but then things got really busy at work.

What we need is for someone to invent an Assassin's Creed style Animus, then we just need to find someone with the right DNA.

Always been curious if the entire Eastern Mediterranean having to recover after Santorini blew itself apart in the 1600s BCE wound up contributing long-term to instability in the region despite the distance between it & the Bronze Age Collapse in the 1200s BCE

I can't hear "Zoroastrianism" without thinking of Freddie Mercury. When Simon mentioned him, it brought a huge smile to my face.

Another mystery is the origin of the Basque and their language.

Definitely not space aliens!

I love this guy 😂 I came for answers and left with even more questions.

My theory about the 9th Legion: they discovered whisky, then they made peace with the Scots and moved to Caledonia!

The Nazca lines are such a compelling head-scratcher of a mystery! Literally in the middle of nowhere, dug by hand, without a ton of footprints or really any signs of civilization nearby, on a bafflingly humongous scale, for no reason we can identify. It's almost like a bored God was on a telephone call and needed to doodle for concentration or something.

Not sure what I expected to learn here, but found this to be very interesting, particularly what is “known” about the Nazca Lines. Thanks!

Bro do you just make videos all day. I love them all, but damn! You deserve every penny.

the greatest mystery of mankind is how many channels does this man have

The more I learn about history, the more it seems like we really know so little. Even what we think we know could easily be completely off.

Simon, Great video. Its the first I have of your videos. The mystery of the location if Alexander the Great's burial place would also be a great topic. It is in Alexandria, Egypt and was known in Roman times but is now lost history. Emperor Augusts visited it. Alexander is said to be buried in a glass coffin filled with honey to preserve his body.

The Roman 9th Legion was wiped out when the Roman Emperor activated Order 66.

"History is a lie agreed upon". Napoleon Bonaparte.

This guy is the only man I have to slow down videos to be able listen

I remember Simon from the days to top ten. How much we grew since then

Why did the Bronze Age collapse? Historians: Idk what if everything just stopped working all at once

The 9th got tired of fighting and married whoever was available and settled down.

You’re fun to listen too!!!! Thank you Simon

One mystery we haven’t solved: Why does Simon have so many channels?

I've learned more from Simon in the past few years than I've learned in the 40 years before that. Thank you.

I listen to your podcasts on spotify and its annoying i cant leave reviews but i absolutly love listening to them on the go, sooo fun fun learning more and more. your videos are great, fantastic team behind you Simon. Big hello from Australia

In the past ppl were imprisoned & executed even tho everyone knew they were innocent. Today, criminals are allowed to walk free even tho everyone knows they're guilty.

I have never…ever heard anyone talk as fast as you. My ears are exhausted, but when I can keep up, I “love your show, babe”

Simon has basically come full circle: this channel is just Today I Found Out

One of my favorite ancient mysteries is the Antikythera Mechanism. who made it, how, why, what else did they make?

If I could pick one person who could live forever it be Simone. Thing of the sarcasm. Think of the dry British humor. Think of the knowledge!

Re: Bronze Age Collapse.. A real mystery.... why the Phoenicians in Tyre (can't remember but I think that was their city-state) weren't attacked by the "sea people"...

I find the Bronze Age collapse very fascinating. Damn "Sea People"

if history channel has thought me anything it's that ancient aliens are to blame for everything

I can't help but mention that your intro music reminds me of the intro music for a children's show my daughter used to watch. "Planet Sketch". She loved that show.